Petition · past parliament
Change the decision to weigh all young children in schools
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Weighing children in schools to determine that they are overweight and obese is completely insensitive and wrong. This will massively affect children’s mental health and create eating disorders which are already on a rapid increase. Proper nutritional support is needed in schools not a scale reading
To stop children being weighed in schools.
There are so many more positive strategies that can help children when it comes to weight and body image to positively help them.
Weighing them and telling them they’re are obese and unhealthy is completely wrong on so many levels.
Mentally in an already toxic environment and pressure from social media and influencers to look a certain way will only push many children into further hurt
There are so many more positive strategies that can help children when it comes to weight and body image to positively help them.
Weighing them and telling them they’re are obese and unhealthy is completely wrong on so many levels.
Mentally in an already toxic environment and pressure from social media and influencers to look a certain way will only push many children into further hurt
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Jun 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jun 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.